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SCHOOL FOR DEAF IN JEOPARDYScranton Times, PA - Feb 5, 2009BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL AND DAVID SINGLETON The Scranton State
School for the Deaf, the only state-owned school of its kind, may close
at the end of this ...

Videophone program for deaf is questionedPhysOrg.com, VA -Feb 4,
2009The phones are now a reality - for more than 100000 deaf
people. The futuristic phones exploded in popularity when the Federal
Communications Commission ...

Group helps deaf victims of domestic violenceSeattle Post Intelligencer -Oct 15, 2008Blond, blue-eyed Kristopher is now the youngest resident of A
Place of Our Own, the nation's first transitional housing program for
low-income deaf and ...

La. Education chief: deaf school to closeWDAM-TV, MS - Oct. 7, 2008(AP) - Louisiana's superintendent of education says the
state School for the Deaf will close temporarily to put new security
measures in place after a ...

NTID Students Welcome Deaf Nation Tour
RIT News, NY - Sep. 23, 2008... I was clearly not forgotten." While in town, the
tour also stopped at Rochester School for the Deaf and the Rochester
Recreation Club for the Deaf.

Hard to get the word outLas Vegas Sun, NV - 9/16/08By Emily Richmond The Las Vegas Charter School of the Deaf
launched last week. And so far, the entire student body consists of two
students, a kindergartner ...
Time for helping handsLas Vegas Sun

Job fair for deaf and mute held in Makati CityInquirer.net, Philippines -
Sep 11, 2008By Thea Alberto MANILA, Philippines—The Makati city government
on Thursday held a job fair for the deaf and mute persons. The Lamoiyan
Corporation, maker of ...

Deaf man ruled fit for trial in killingAkron Beacon Journal, OH -Aug 30, 2008Johnson, who was born deaf, never received formal
sign language instruction. Instead, he relied on a family-taught method of
signing that limited his ...

DEAF SCHOOL TO FILL NEED IN STATELas Vegas Review - Journal, NV -Aug 4, 2008Caroline Bass, on the board of directors for the new Las
Vegas Charter School of the Deaf, interprets a question about the
school's creation for board ...

Five deaf family members arrestedEdmonton Sun, Canada -
Jul 27, 2008The family members were aged 13 to 62 and all were
completely deaf. All were arrested and later released after
discussions through an interpreter.

Deaf children find rewarding work at Six FlagsFort Worth Star Telegram, TX -
July 7, 2008Morgan Campbell and Laura Lower, both 16 and of Arlington,
are two of 11 deaf employees on staff. Five days a week, they don
highlighter-yellow shirts and ...

Deaf to get green light to driveJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - July
3, 2008THE GOVERNMENT is taking steps to amend the law to allow
deaf persons to obtain driver's licences. For years, the issue of whether
the deaf should be ...

Deaf groups disagree on use of sign languageChicago Tribune, United States -Jun 29, 2008AP MILWAUKEE - A convention for a deaf-advocacy group
elicited a protest from a rival group Sunday over disagreements about whether
deaf children benefit ...

Deaf Residents Are Hit By 8 Home Break-InsWashington Post, United States -
May 30, 2008By Allison Klein Deaf people have been victims in a
rash of home break-ins near Gallaudet University in Northeast Washington,
putting students on edge and

Deaf couple wants deaf babyWorld Magazine, NC - May 20, 2008Here’sa twist on the controversy surrounding genetic testing
of embryos: A deaf couple wants the right to use the screening process
to choose a deaf baby.

Deaf school student is indicted on rape chargeBaltimore Sun, United States -Apr 27, 2008A student at the Maryland School for the Deaf in
Frederick was indicted on rape charges after an incident reported to have
taken place in a dorm basement ...

Group home for deaf to remain openWinnipeg Free Press, Canada -
March 28, 2008Provincial child welfare authorities said today they've saved
the province's only deaf group home for aboriginal kids. Kai Na
Quiniget is home to five ...

Deaf Student Has Big Dreams About FootballWTOP, DC - March 28, 2008Bonheyo, a junior at the Maryland School for the Deaf,
has wanted to be a professional football player since he was a child. Born
deaf into a deaf family, ...